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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sly Stone call his band?
(a) The Stones.
(b) The Family.
(c) The Band.
(d) Sly's Guys.

2. In what song does Sly Stone mock his own song "Thank you falettinme be mice elf Agin"?
(a) "Bonnie and Clyde."
(b) "Blowin Your Mind."
(c) "Thank you for talkin' to me Africa."
(d) "Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle.'"

3. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Randy Newman.
(d) Smokey Robinson.

4. What does Leslie Fielder call the Beatles in "Randy Newman"?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Imaginary Americans.
(c) Ancestors.
(d) Pop stars.

5. The song "We Can Talk About It Now" creates what kind of image?
(a) The country at its worst.
(b) The country at its best.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) Homecoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?

2. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?

3. Who wrote the book discussed in the Prologue?

4. What was the original name of the style that Elvis sang?

5. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what is pop culture by definition?

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